Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Clement Apaak, has alleged that there is growing aversion among government appointees of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following former President John Dramani Mahama’s call for a review of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy.
Public Sector workers without Ghana Card to face delisting on March 5
The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has declared an uncompromising measure, revealing plans to delist public sector workers who do not possess Ghana Card numbers.
This stern action includes the freezing of salaries for affected individuals, with the implementation set to commence on March 5, 2024. The announcement marks a significant step towards reinforcing the importance of Ghana Card compliance within the public sector.
He made these remarks during an event in Accra where the linking of NIA data to the CAGD payroll was officially announced.
Controller and Accountant-General Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompen stated that this initiative aims to eradicate phantom entries from the government’s payroll.
“With the effect of March 24, this year, all employees without Ghana Card face the risk of being not paid on the government payroll,” Mr Kwaning-Bosompen explained.
On the back of this, the CAGD boss urged staff and members to register for their Ghana Cards at any of the NIA offices nationwide.
He also clarified that the new modality “is just there to enhance all these controls and make it possible for us to have a credible database.”
For him, this “linkage between the national payroll and NIA database has not come to replace existing payroll controls and protocols.”